Print Mode (or Cleaning NNN)

Selects the paper and ink type when using DOS. The current setting is indicated by the left and right Print Mode lights, described in the following table.

Paper type

Left light

Right light

 

 

 

Plain paper (true black)

Off

Off

 

 

 

Plain paper (composite black)

Off

On

 

 

 

Coated or glossy paper

On

Off

 

 

 

Transparency film

On

On

 

 

 

For most printing on plain paper, select Plain paper (true black). If the black ink on the printout is blurred, select Plain paper (composite black). Composite black is produced by mixing cyan, magenta, and yellow ink.

Load/Eject Loads or ejects a sheet of paper. The printer normally loads and ejects paper automatically.

Button combinations and power-on functions

The button combinations below perform additional functions to control your printer.

Alt + Pause (or Reset)

Clears the printer’s buffer and resets the printer settings to their factory defaults; see “Initialization” in Appendix A for more information.

Alt + Economy/Condensed (or Cleaning O)

Cleans the black print head; see “Cleaning the Print

Heads” in Chapter 3 for more information.

Controlling the Printer

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